Propaganda - Distant

2025-02-10 / khocico / Reads: 624

"Distant" – A Study in Absence and Unseen Longing Ralf Dörper and Michael Mertens have built a legacy on precise, minimalist electronic structures, where every note, every silence, is placed with deliberation. Their latest collaboration with Thunder Bae, Distant, is another exercise in restraint—a track that thrives not in excess, but...

Oszylayter – Panic Attack

2025-02-10 / khocico / Reads: 566

A Harbinger of the Upcoming Album Lover Boy (Out 22.02.2025) Panic attacks are something I know personally—their overwhelming force, the way they take over both body and mind. That’s why I was particularly interested in Oszylater’s approach to this experience. "Panic Attack, the first (after "Free Girls" released in March 2024)...

SIIE - Cité Lunaire

2025-01-31 / khocico / Reads: 798

A hypnotic, driving pulse. A melody that lingers like neon reflections on wet asphalt. Cité Lunaire is everything I love in music—an electrifying blend of raw power and sensuality, executed with precision and undeniable style. From the very first beat, SIIE locks you into a trance with a pounding rhythm...

The_Empath & Mortaja - Ergosphere (Penrose Process Mix by Spherical Disrupted)

2025-01-29 / khocico / Reads: 773

Some sonic landscapes feel like they were crafted not for mere listening, but for traveling—across space, time, and the deepest recesses of the mind. Ergosphere (Penrose Process Mix) is precisely that kind of experience: an interstellar voyage woven from stardust, echoes of collapsing matter, and the eerie hum of gravitational...

This Eternal Decay - SPETTRO

2025-01-27 / khocico / Reads: 904

With SPETTRO, their fifth studio album, This Eternal Decay crafts a sonic journey that is as immersive as it is introspective. A dark and deeply emotional exploration of human fragility, the album blends darkwave, industrial, and synthpop elements to create a soundscape that feels at once haunting and cathartic. Each...

JE T'AIME – Useless Boy

2025-01-26 / khocico / Reads: 846

Having first encountered JE T'AIME during their debut album era, I was immediately drawn to their electrifying live performances and unapologetic edge. Over time, their subsequent releases carried a provocative, almost defiant tone, as though daring their audience to keep pace with their evolution. Now, with Useless Boy, the Parisian...